The steps to become a pilot are often confusing to a new member. I have
summarized them here in an attempt to make it easier for you than it was for me.
Even with this guidance, it will take a significant amount of work and real
dedication to get qualified. But with some help from your local unit commander,
your local emergency services (ES) officer, and your local mission pilots, you
too can join the proud rank's of CAP's rescue pilots.

2. Take the "CAPT 116 part 1 questionnaire", a.k.a. "ES Part 1
test". It's a open-book, multiple-choice exam. You don't need to take a
course; just sit down with the CAPR 60-3 and take it.

3. When you pass it, fill out a CAPF 100 ("form 100") to apply for
a CAPF 101 with "General Emergency Services" checked off. This
is a small paper card ("101 card") that lets you participate in
missions.

4. Take the CAPT 116 part 2 questionnaire" a.k.a. "ES part 2
test." It's an online, open-book, multiple-choice test. You'll need to have the following
regs in front of you:

CAPR 60-3

CAPR 60-4 all volumes

CAPP 2

5. Get a "form 5 ride" (basically a private pilot checkride) in
your airplane or the local CAP airplane. Depending on how current you are, this
may take some preparation on your part to get your piloting skills back up to
Private Pilot standards.

6. Sit down with a qualified mission pilot and get "classroom
training" on how to be a mission pilot. The subjects you need to cover are
listed in CAPR 60-3, attachment __, and in the OLD CAPR 55-1, attachment 4.

7. Once you have the 101 card, have passed the "form 5 ride," have
passed the "ES part 2 test," and have the classroom training, then you
fill out a form 100 and apply for a "101T card" to be a mission pilot
trainee. You will find the 101T-___ in CAPR 60-4 volume __

8. As soon as you have the 101 card and the 101T-__ card, you can now start
flying missions (both practice missions and real missions) as a "SAR/DR
Mission Pilot Trainee." Fly three sorties, demonstrate the tasks required,
get the necessary signatures on the 101T-__, and then
submit a form 100 to become a qualified SAR/DR Mission Pilot.